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  1. Public Bookmark 4

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    ‘Home is the place where, when you have to go there,
    They have to take you in.’

    ‘I should have called it
    Something you somehow haven’t to deserve.’

    —"The Death of a Hired Man," Robert Frost


    When running stops working, the Blooming Grove is where Caleb runs to.

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    05 Nov 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 6

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    Caleb Widogast doesn’t know how to belong in a world that isn’t burning.

    The Mighty Nein’s Winter’s Crest celebration is loud, bright, and full of love—everything he’s spent his life believing he doesn’t deserve. But Essek is patient, Caduceus has tea, and even the ghosts of fire can make room for a little light.

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    03 Nov 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 23

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    You never really know a person until you live with them.

    Caleb comes to stay with Veth and Yeza while preparing for Trent Ikithon's trial.

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    22 Aug 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 42

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    Professor Widogast has had a very long day. His partner helps him unwind and realize how loved he is.

    Caleb hums in agreement, then settles his cheek against Essek’s thigh. He focuses, situates his mouth and jaw, then relaxes. His eyes fall closed. This is his favorite part, the sinking into simple servitude. All his material components are in his coat, discarded on its hook. His mouth is delightfully, achingly, beautifully full. There is a ring on one of his fingers that could be used as a focus, but he reaches his arms up and grasps Essek’s thighs. Material, verbal, and at last, somatic. An offering: I am now useless in all but this way. Use me.

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    20 Aug 2025

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    “That’s right, love.” Caleb—Essek’s Caleb, the one who loved him—whispered in his ear. It sent a delightful shiver down Essek’s spine. “He wants to take me away from you. He hates seeing you happy.”

    The other Caleb, the one who would never be his, looked pained. “Essek, that’s not the real me. That’s a fiend wearing my face.”

    “Is that how little you think of me?” Essek snapped. The other Caleb flinched as if from a physical blow. “I know exactly what he is.” He’s the one who will give me what you never would.

    Essek’s Caleb kissed him sweetly on the cheek. It felt like benediction. “Be a dear and get rid of him for me, darling.”

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    02 Jul 2025